The Washington critic., 1887-08-04
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The recent occasional reference to
General Sheridan as Presidential
candidate is giving friends of both Mr..
Blaine and Mr.. Sherman some un.
easiness. says the Washington corre-
spondent of the Cincinnati Times.
Star. was talking with strong
Sherman man little while ago. He
was delighted with the unanimous
Endorsement of Sherman by the
Ohio Convention. But" he said,
chow about this Sheridan boom2 |
am little suspicious of that" "Why
so2" asked. "Do you consider him
dangerous man for your candidate ?"
81 do consider him pretty strong
man, he answered, frankly; $50 strong
that he might be taken up with great
propriety, II the fight between Sher-
man aud Blaine gets too hot to be COM
Portable for the prospects of the party"
F"What sort of race do you think he
would maker" "a very good one.
Indeed, don't see how he could pos.
sibly be beaten. There Is nothing to
be said against him, and he has the
personal qualities that would make
him exceedingly popular" "What
are those particular qualities, and
what class of voters would they affect?"
"Well his soldier record would, of
course, give him the full soldier vote,
which was great deal divided In the
last campaign. Then he would, of
course, draw more of the Irish vote
than. perhaps, any other man that
could be selected. Then, too, he would
get greater percentage Of the Catholic
vote, regardless of nationality, than
any other man thus far mentioned. /
regard Sheridan as a strong man.
don't believe It would be possible for
Cleveland to beat him. OF course, |
am Sherman man, but In case we
can't get the party to unite on him,
think Sheridan would be an available
candidate"
Hon. George A. IIaswell, one OF the
Government Pension Examiners for the
Western States, gives the New York
Graphic curious and interesting ex.
planation of the reason why the num-
Der of pensioners on the lists do not de.
crease more rapidly than they appa-
rently do. 1T Is fact that has come
frequently under my observation"
said he, THAT when an old bachelor or
widowed pensloner has grown feeble
and sick, and needful of the attention
and care that only woman can give,
he always finds among his female ac-
quaintances some charitable body ready
to take care of him and soothe his de.
clining years. Now, In six cases out of
ten, the old fellow, who has nothing in
the world but his pension, makes up
his mind before he dies to marry his
caretaker and thus repay her services
by leaving her a widow for our beneii-
cent Government to support, by con-
tinuing to her the pension he had re.
ceived. Old John Lawrence, a veteran
of the Mexican War. died couple of
weeks ago In Omaha, and just before
his death married sprightly young
woman of twenty one, who, In the
ordinary course of nature and law, will
be drawing pension as John widow
when the centennial celebration of her
husbands enlistment dawns upon the
country"
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Some years ago, says the Chicago
Htrdld, John +. Finerty, who now
holds the lucrative and responsible Of
flee OF OIL Inspector, was reporter on
the late Mr.. Story's paper. One Satur-
day night Clinton A. Snowden, then
city editor of the Times, directed John
to report a sermon which was to be
delivered the following morning at
the Eighth Presbyterian Church. This
odiflce Is situated at the intersection Of
Washington Boulevard and Robey
street Right opposite, on another cor.
ner Of these thoroughfares, stands an
Episcopal church. II was near noon
when John awoke from his slumbers
on Sunday-tOo late to attend to his
assignment. AS the matter could not
be improved by getting mad, John
turned over and went TO sleep again.
building, and going TO the library, took
down n Bible and selected
text. Then deliberately and with n
good deal OF care he wrote out sermon
to suit it, The next day Rev. DIR. -,
who was reported as having delivered
the sermon, went to the Times Office
and repudiated 1t. He had no obiec.
tion TO the sermon, he said; 1t was
good one-perhaps better than he could
deliver-but he did not want to father
production that was strange to him.
In fact, he added, he had not preached
at all on Sunday. When the city edi.
tor later presented this statement to
John and asked for an explanation
Finerty leisurely took his feet Off the
desk, and, turning around in his chair,
said with n good deal of oarnestuess;
"By -, Clint, | must have gone to
the wrong church" The city editor
was convinced he had,
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The following Is from the "Chat by
the Way" of the New York star:
Camers hair shawls, which for long
while seem to have been relegated TO
dowagers, have again made their ap.
pearance as carriage wraps at the water
Ing places. / remember one which
has quite a history. 1t is now in the
possession of Mrs, Violet of Natche2,
Miss, and was left to her by her aunt,
Mrs. Dorsey, the same lady who left